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    pt
    abbreviation
    pint; pints.
  • Pt
    Pt
    platinum.
  • PT
    PT
    abbreviation
    Pacific Time.
  • pt.
    pt.
    abbreviation
    part.
  • Pt.
    Pt.
    abbreviation
    Point.
  • p.t.
    p.t.
    abbreviation
    Pacific Time.

pt

1 American  

abbreviation

  1. pint; pints.


Pt 2 American  
Symbol, Chemistry.
  1. platinum.


PT 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. Pacific Time.

  2. part time; part-time. Also P/T

  3. physical therapy.

  4. physical training.

  5. postal telegraph.

  6. post town.

  7. pupil teacher.


pt. 4 American  

abbreviation

  1. part.

  2. payment.

  3. pint; pints.

  4. point.

  5. port.

  6. preterit.


Pt. 5 American  

abbreviation

  1. Point.

  2. Port.


p.t. 6 American  

abbreviation

  1. Pacific Time.

  2. past tense.

  3. post town.

  4. pro tempore.


Pt 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. Point

  2. Port

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

symbol

  1. platinum

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
PT 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. physical therapy

  2. physical training

  3. postal telegraph

  4. pupil teacher

  5. (in Britain, formerly) purchase tax

  6. prothrombin time

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

pt 3 British  

abbreviation

  1. part

  2. past tense

  3. patient

  4. payment

  5. point

  6. port

  7. pro tempore

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

abbreviation

  1. Portugal

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
pt. 4 British  

abbreviation

  1. pint

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

pt. Scientific  
  1. Abbreviation of pint


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Amaarae featuring PinkPantheress, “Kiss Me Thru The Phone pt 2” They always say the sequel is never as good as the first one.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2025

Ionescu responded on social media: “Let’s getttttt it!! See ya at the 3 pt line.”

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 30, 2024

If you're tempted to pronounce that silent pt, please comptroll yourself!

From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2021

GMT13:50 The pitch-perfect brilliance of David Squires pt.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 17, 2015

There was a choking noise from Agravaine in the ambush, and pt once he was rushing toward the unicorn, with the slurp boar-spear in his hands.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

Other recent work has explored stainless steel based electrodes with protective catalytic layers, including NiFe based coatings and Pt atomic clusters, to improve durability in natural seawater.

From Science Daily ● May 10, 2026

I think “The Birds Pt. 1” and Pt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2024

Toward the end of “London Brew Pt 2,” the producers sample the wafting guitar and subtle organ of the ambient-leaning “In a Silent Way,” from 1969, a direct repurposing of Davis’s music.

From New York Times ● Mar. 28, 2023

They have been on the comeback trail in recent years, and were on tour following the release of their seventh album, What the Future Holds Pt.

From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2021

Doc ran out and got in his car and went collecting in the caves below Pt.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck

I did PT twice a week for 11 weeks.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

As the government’s enforcement pushes more local miners into legal channels, PT Timah should gradually recapture these volumes, boosting the Indonesian company’s tin-metal sales over 2026-2028.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

For US viewers, the ceremony begins at 16:00 PT / 19:00 ET, and can be watched on ABC and streamed on Hulu.

From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2026

PT, meaning teams are allowed to start negotiating with the agents for players who are about to become unrestricted free agents.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2026

“See that fella there,” Smitty said, cocking his thumb at a redheaded lieutenant behind the wheel of one of the PT boats.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac

When she finally appeared, everyone got on their feet, dancing along to hits “Tempo,” “Chulo, pt. 2” and nearly drowning out her voice as they sang along to “Classy 101.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2024

In her Instagram post, Lopez listed the new album's 13 song titles, including one called "Dear Ben pt. ll".

From Reuters ● Nov. 25, 2022

Fans who rushed to listen to the album early on Sunday were likely disappointed to see that one track, "Jail pt. 2" was listed as a track but wasn’t available to listen to.

From Fox News ● Aug. 29, 2021

A picture of Vanderbilt’s announcement appeared on a satirical Instagram account with this comment: “Let spring break pt. 2 begin.”

From Reuters ● Apr. 2, 2020

A.S. blinnan, pt. t. s. ic blan, pt. t. pl. we blunnon; and thus it rimes to sunne.

From The Lay of Havelok the Dane by Unknown

I think “The Birds Pt. 1” and Pt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2024

First it was the band’s 2022 April Fool’s Day film “Metal Myths: Ghost Pt. 2,” then a free pop-up exhibit at Los Angeles’ legendary Whisky a Go Go.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2024

The dream team of Bronx rapper Ice Spice and hyperpop-punk hero PinkPantheress made “Boy’s a Liar Pt. 2” an examination of modern dating with an undeniable hook.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 4, 2023

But the rapper really broke through the bubbling under success with her iconic verse on the mega-viral "Boy's a Liar Pt. 2" by PinkPanthress.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2023

Pt. 1-4 by John MacArthur Maguire, pt. 5-6 by Roswell Magill. 4th ed. © 7Feb47; AA51163.

From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1974 January - June by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

Betide, p.t. betided; p.p. betid; to happen, come to pass, e.g.

From The Story of Sigurd the Volsung by Winifred Turner

ABBREVIATIONS:—n., noun; v., verb; cf., compare; e.g., for example; p.t., past tense; p.p. past participle.

From The Story of Sigurd the Volsung by Winifred Turner

Bide or abide, p.t. abode; p.p. abode; to remain, dwell Bight, a bend or curve in a coast or river bank.

From The Story of Sigurd the Volsung by Winifred Turner

Connect with the p.t. by a long d.t., as in Figure 44, the end of which must be kept under water.

From An Introduction to Chemical Science by Rufus Phillips Williams

Ashley, Economic History, vol. i, p.t. ii, §§ 66, 74, 75.

From Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume I) by Martin Luther

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